Railway-coach.



C. A. WEST.

RAILWAY COACH.

APPLICATION FILED APR. so, I9II.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 3o. 1917.

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CARL ALBERT WEST, 0F SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

RAILWAY-COACH.

Application filed April 30, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, CARL ALBERT WEST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Somerville, in the county of Middlesex, State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Railway-Coach; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the art of rolling stock, and more especially to an improved railway coach, and an object of the invention is to provide a coach of this kind having vestibules at both ends, provided with entrance and eXit passages, whereby the ingress and egress of a large number of passengers may be handled expeditiously without causing a jam in the vestibules.

1n practical fields, the details of construction may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

ln the drawings Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the improved railway coach constructed in ac cordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the coach.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates the body of a coach, the interior of which is provided with the usual two rows of transverse seats 2. Adjacent both ends of the coach body, and arranged diagonally, are toilet compartments 3 and 4, for the respective opposite sexes, there being suitable doors 5 hinged at 6, thereby permitting the ingress and egress of persons thereinto. Also near the opposite ends of the coach body at diagonal opposite points are seats 7 extending longitudinally of the body. Adjacent one of the seats 'Z is the usual Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Tully 3, 1911*?.

Serial No. 165,516.

water cooler 8, and adjacent the other seat 7 is a tool box or chest 9.

Both ends of the railway coach are provided with vestibules 10, and arranged in each vestibule are angular partitions 11, which are disposed so as to provide ingress and egress passages 12 and 13. Each ingress passage has an opening lll and a hinged closure 15 foi` said opening, whereby the passengers may pass into the coach beyond the vestibule. Each egress passage opens or merges into its adjacent vestibule, whereby the passengers first pass through the vestibule subsequently to passing through the opening 16 (which is provided with a hinged closure 17) and then out through the exit passage. Passengers may pass through the vestibules and then through the opening 18 into an adjacent car (not shown) if desired. The vestibules are large enough, so that when divided by the angular partitions, as shown in the drawings, said entrance and eXit passages are of suflicient width to permit egress and ingress of the passengers through said passages, respectively, in single file, without crowding or jamming. The outlet openings 19 and 2() of the passages 13 and 12, respectively are provided with hinged closures 21 and 22. The passages 12 and 13 have the usual steps 23 and 24, as shown clearly in the drawings.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is 1. A railway coach, each end having a comparatively large vestibule provided with an opening alined with the longitudinal center of the coach, whereby the passengers may pass from one coach to another, angular partitions arranged in said vestibule, whereby a longitudinal passage may be formed and whereby opposite sides of the vestibule respectively are divided into ingress and egress passages, the egress passages merging into and communicating with the center of the vestibule and the ingress passages with the interior of the car beyond the vestibule.

2. A railway coach, comprising a body, each end thereof having a comparatively large vestibule, angular partitions disposed in opposite sides of the vestibule, thereby dividing said opposite sides respectively into egress and ingress passages provided at their outlet and inlet ends with hinged closures, the egress passages communicating Awith the vestibule and the ingress 'passages fWith the interior of the body beyond the vestibule.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

CARL ALBERT WEST.

Witnesses:

-SOMERBYJG FonLANsEnn, EARLE B. DAvIs.

Copies of this paltentmay be obtained flor rfive A'ee`11"|,s"eaoh, byiiessing the AConiiissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

